How working with a Personal Trainer can Improve your Golf Game

Working with a Personal Trainer whom understands the mechanics of a golf swing and can

incorporate golf specific exercises into a functional strength training program can help to greatly

improve your golf game in the following four ways:

• Improved club-head speed and distance:

Functional strength training emphasizing power (force production) both in the legs/hips

and shoulder girdle, combined with rotational exercises for the hips and thoracic

spine will develop and improve your ability to swing harder and faster. This will

result in the potential for higher club head speed and thus a gain of distance.

• Movement repeatability which leads to better accuracy:

Working with a trainer that can teach you how to maintain control of your posture

throughout the full range and movement of functional exercises emphasizing stability

and balance improves proprioception, or body awareness and control. Improving

proprioception leads to a greater repeatability of your swing which will

result in better accuracy.

• Increased Range of Motion:

Many people believe that strength training builds muscle mass which leads to stiffness

and reduces flexibility/mobility. In fact, however, incorporating strength exercises

that take movements through their full range of motion greatly improves

overall flexibility.

This combined with your trainers ability to assess and

address your specific individual movement limitations via a combination of

myofascial release techniques along with active and static stretching will

greatly improve your potential for a more complete and smooth swing.

• Reduced risk of injury:

Even though golf is a low-impact sport, the requirement for a repetitive high-speed,

dynamic swing places the body under a good deal of stress and torque. The

common areas of injury are the low back and hips due to the rotational

forces created, along with the shoulders and elbows due to repetitive motion. Functional

strength training has been proven to improve overall muscle tissue health,

flexibility of the joints/tendons/ ligaments, and overall endurance. The

combination of these three benefits greatly reduces the risk of injuring yourself

during a full season of golf.

When it comes to strength training, all ages, handicaps, and fitness levels benefit greatly. While

working with a Functional Golf Strength Trainer won’t directly lower your score, it will certainly

help provide the foundation from which you can improve your swing mechanics, speed,

distance, ball control, and even increase your longevity enjoying the sport!

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